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n. - The decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest;

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  • Hastings -- Velma L. Millard, 80, died Monday (June 15, 2009) at Perkins Pavilion in Hastings.
  • Hastings - A house built by students at Central Community College in Hastings will be auctioned off on May 6.
  • The owner of every hotel in Hastings, is required to provide each guest with a clean and pressed nightshirt.
  • Alcee Hastings is proof that crooks can be elected.
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